Just quoting other people today.
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lenora_roseFurther to Publishers behaving badly: It seems Random House actually did respond from pressure from SFWA and MWA (mystery) - Possibly also RWA (Romance) though at last hearing they werre still discussing what to do.
VAST improvement. And yet.
Someone likened it to being given a raise that doesn't actually keep up with the rate of inflation. It's no longer vanity-level scuzzy, but it's still less than you'd expect from an imprint from a major publisher, and still has some iffy bits.
Here's the general announcement at Writer Beware: Random House Announces new terms at imprints
Here's Scalzi's commentary on what's offered. (To be fair, he also linked to this commentary by an agent about why the royalty-only part, at least, might not be all bad.)
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On a totally other subject, I found this an interesting read. The complete erasure of actual deaths is kind of chilling.
Green Screen: The Lack of Female Road Narratives and Why it Matters
VAST improvement. And yet.
Someone likened it to being given a raise that doesn't actually keep up with the rate of inflation. It's no longer vanity-level scuzzy, but it's still less than you'd expect from an imprint from a major publisher, and still has some iffy bits.
Here's the general announcement at Writer Beware: Random House Announces new terms at imprints
Here's Scalzi's commentary on what's offered. (To be fair, he also linked to this commentary by an agent about why the royalty-only part, at least, might not be all bad.)
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On a totally other subject, I found this an interesting read. The complete erasure of actual deaths is kind of chilling.
Green Screen: The Lack of Female Road Narratives and Why it Matters
